
On Nostalgia for Bad Childhood Movies: The Swan Princess at 20
My favorite film as a kid was little-known, not-Disney, and not great. I'm fine with that.
From Battleship to Barbie, how culture for young consumers shapes the identities they construct

My favorite film as a kid was little-known, not-Disney, and not great. I'm fine with that.

Fifteen years ago, Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events built a huge following among children–in part because it used highly self-conscious, experimental literary techniques.